Sept 2nd 2010 Fast

Today was interesting. I had no trouble staying on the fast all day long. However, I was supposed to meet someone at the Taco Time to go down to the lab tour at Univera. She didn't show up and I waited 1 1/2 hours.....smelling those beans the whole time. That was hard. But, I wasn't really hungry and I just kept praying about being strong enough to not go inside for some beans. The other interesting thing that happened is that several people called for prayer. Not too unusual, actually. But, one of them was a friend who has a son who is a missionary in Nigeria. She called for a protective covering over the village where his wife's mother and brother live. It seems that they live where people come in and demand money and, if it isn't given, they kill the villagers. The people came and demanded money and the villagers did not have it. The villagers were hiding and asking for prayer for their protection. I prayed for quite a while on that one! My friend has a cute little granddaughter and it would be very sad if her grandparents on the other side were killed or kidnapped. It's amazing to me that something like this happens during a fast! I pray more when I'm fasting (of course, that's the idea) and I felt all prayed up when my friend called.